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.J. O. N. GUIBERT & W. ANDRUS. ADJUSTABLE SHEQLFHFOR HOLDING FIRE HOSE.

Patented May 13, 1884:.

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JOHN C. N. GUIBER'I AND WVILLIAM M. ANDRUS, OF N EV YORK, N. Y.

ADJUSTABLE SHELF FOR HCLDING FIRE-=HOSE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 298,372, dated May 13,1884.

Application filed March 510, 1884,

$ all whom, it may concern Be it known that we, JOHN G. N. GUIBERT andWILLIAM M. ANDRUs, both of the city of New York, county and State of NewYork, are the joint inventors of an Improvement in Adjustable Shelvesfor Holding Fire-Hose Ready for Use, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the drawings accompanying thesame, in which Figure l is a side view ofourinvention containinglire-hose ready for use. Fig. 2 is a face view of the shelf when restingagainst the wall or partition, as shown in dotted line A, and a likeview of the shelf when thrown out at right angles to the wall, the hosehaving been removed, as at .B.

Our invention consists of a shelf adjustable to a wall, on whichfire-hose rests, and from which shelf the hose may be readily run offwithout twisting, as hereinafterdescribed.

G is the hose, which may be of any suitable kind now usually employed.

D is the body or bottom shelf, on which the hose rests when not in use.

E E E are stanchions or upr-ightsthree on each side of said shelfD-and,fastened in the holders 6 0 6 project at right angles to the shelf D,and serve to hold the hose on theshelf.

G is a bracket fastened to the wall, partition, 850., H. On one end thisbracket has the plate J, whereby it is attached or fastened to the wallby nails or other means. On its other end it has lug or projection I,over which the eyelet in the projection formed on shelf D sets, and onwhich the shelf is operated.

K is an arm or brace serving as a support or brace to shelf D, fastenedto said shelf at any required and proper distance, and at the other end,attached or working on lug j in plate L, which plate is fastened to wallHlike bracket G. ,It will be readily seen that the arm or brace K canthus move as the shelf D is moved.

M is the nozzle or end of the water-pipe, to which one end of the hoseis suitably attached, and the nozzle N is on the other end of hose 0.The water-supply through pipe or nozzle M may be cut off by any of theusual means employed for that purpose. We do not deem it (No model.)

necessary to show any appliance here. The shelf D may have aperforatedbottom, the entire structure-shelf, stanchions, or uprightsbeing formedof light metal, so as to obtain the greatest carrying capacity, and yethave the required strength. The uprights E may be fastened to shelf Deither by nut and screw or by other means. The shelf D may be cast ormade separate from the projection or arm containing eyelet O, and abrace, P, be used, as shown by dotted lines in B, Fig. 2. The shell" Dis adjusted to the wall by means of eyelet 0, over lug I on plate J, andthe brace K is fixed under and supports it. The stanchions E are thenplaced in position on shelf D and hose 0 laid in, one end thereof beingconnected to the water pipe or nozzle M, and. the free end having thenozzle N resting on the folds of the hose. As thus prepared, the shelfis turned in out of the way against the wall, as in A, Fig. 2. use thehose. The shelf is instantly turned out at the angle required to thewalls, the nozzle N is pulled off the shelf D between the end uprightsor stanchions, E E, and the It is now requiredto 7 hose run out to itslength without a twist.

\Vhen at its length,water is turned on through pipe M. It will be foundby this process that no twists occur in the hose, as now is liable, andthat the hose is always accessible, and that when replaced, after use,on the shelf D has a better opportunity to dry. The hose is also out ofthe way and less liable to be injured.

What we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A shelf adjusted for holding fire-hose at any elevation desired,substantially as described, andfor the purpose specified. 2. A shelfadjusted for holding fire-hose at any elevation desired, in combinationwith brace, brackets, and uprights, substantially as described, and forthe purpose specified.

\Vitness our hands this 27th day of March, A. D. 1884.

JNO. O. N. GUIBERT. WV. M. ANDRUS.

